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Poetry: January 05, 2011 Issue [#4174]

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Eight is Enough: Ottava Rima Stanza


Its ancestral origins are thirteenth century Italian. In the past, this eight-lined family lived a bit in England, Spain and Portugal but never really travelled far from home. Its name means "rhyme in eights" (Padgett 124).

The Ottava Rima is more of a stanza form than a poetry form, meaning this would be a traditional stanza style option for a proposed piece of poetry. A poet could choose one or more Ottava Rima stanzas to create their poetic piece.


BRIEF HISTORY

Ottava Rima was born in the church, but moved beyond through the poetic hands of Boccaccio. There have been a few masters of this stanza throughout time: Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)—considered by many as the first Ottava Rima master, Lord Byron (1788-1824)--the English master, and Kenneth Koch (1925-2002)--the modern master (Padgett 124).


MUST HAVES

--Must have either ten syllables per line or 5 iambic feet per line.
--Must use ABABABCC rhyme scheme (Miller 58-59).


COULD HAVES or What's The Poet's Choice In All This?

--Subject: any subject is fine (although historically used for epics and mock epics).
--Poem length: any amount of 8-line stanzas is fine, but traditionally it was used for long story-like works.


Of Note:


Variation observed: I have seen 11 syllable versions of this stanza form. I'd mention this type of variation with your piece if you choose to deviate from the traditional meter. Helpful raters and reviewers may not realize it was on purpose and may believe it an error.


Source Notes:



Padgett, Ron. The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms. 2nd. NY: T & W Books, 2000.

Williams, Miller (1986). Patterns of Poetry: An Encyclopedia of Forms. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press.


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